Why did Mexican Americans living in New Mexico have no representatives in Washington, D.C., to protect their interests? Mexican Americans were in the minority in New Mexico. New Mexico was a territory,

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asked Jan 16, 2022 133k views

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Why did Mexican Americans living in New Mexico have no representatives in Washington, D.C., to protect their interests?

Mexican Americans were in the minority in New Mexico.

New Mexico was a territory, not a state.

The federal government did not own any land in New Mexican territory.

U.S. courts did not operate in lands acquired as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.